BEECH GROVE, Ind. — Two firefighters were injured after responding to a fire Tuesday morning in Beech Grove.
The Indianapolis Fire Department and Beech Grove Fire Department responded to an apartment fire around 6 a.m. at 95 S. 4th Ave., near Emerson Avenue and Alton Street.
The people who lived in the basement apartment told firefighters they woke up to fire and smoke in their apartment and tried to put it out but were unsuccessful.
Officials said all eight occupants in the five units got out safely, but one dog is still unaccounted for.
An IFD spokesperson said an IFD firefighter fell off the porch roof of the building while fighting the fire. The firefighter was taken to Methodist Hospital in serious condition but is stable.
Around the same time, another IFD firefighter fell from the second story to the basement as part of the inside collapsed. The firefighter was checked out at the scene by medics and only had minor scrapes.
Officials said the building is a complete loss after collapsing from the inside.
NOTE: Officials said the firefighter taken to Methodist Hospital was updated to good condition with minor injuries but corrected their statement after additional testing and information provided found that he did sustain some serious injury.
